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It was found that, depending on their age, overweight and obese boys consume between 140 and 500 calories too many each day.

And girls were consuming 160 to 290 calories too much compared to those with healthy body weights.

However, the total daily calorie intake recommendations remain at 2,000 for women and 2,500 for men.

PHE found that some children are eating the equivalent of an extra meal a day in calories (Image: Getty/kwanchaichaiudom)

Duncan Selbie, chief executive at PHE, said: “Britain needs to go on a diet’. The simple truth is on average we need to eat less. Children and adults routinely eat too many calories and it's why so many are overweight or obese.

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"Industry can help families by finding innovative ways to lower the calories in the food we all enjoy.

"It is not an attack on overweight folk, it is about getting more options and extending knowledge and more choices."

Public Health England wants to cut calorie intake by 20 per cent

PHE chief nutritionist Dr Alison Tedstone said the 400-600-600 tip would make it easier for ‘people to make healthier choices’ by being able to judge what they should be eating in each sitting.

She said: "To get traction on this, the big-selling things need to change. A few healthy options on the end of a menu won't help solve the nation's obesity problem - we need the regular, everyday products to change."

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Slimming World consultant Charly Brough believes it will be ab ‘uphill struggle’ to cut the nation’s calorie intake by 20 per cent.

The 35-year-old, from Newcastle, said: “It’s a brilliant idea but I don’t think it will help solve all of the problems. Obesity is growing and it is becoming the norm. When you pick your child up from school you notice that children and parents are becoming bigger.

“It’s all about education. The big, bad foods don’t need to be the core of everything. Cooking from scratch and eating healthily doesn’t have to be labour intensive. Things like convenience jar sauces, ready battered pieces of meat and a lot of the quick stuff can often be the worst things.

“I don’t think people are aware of how many calories they are taking in which is a problem.”

Weight Watchers consultant Amy Blount believes restaurants also have a ‘responsibility’ to tackle the obesity epidemic.

The 37-year-old, from Stafford, said: “A lot of restaurants have started to display calories on their menus and they also offer lighter bites.

“One way it could go in the future could be to change plate sizes such as carveries do instead of one size fits all. It’s the all you can eat restaurants where people may think they need to get their money’s worth.

“It’s definitely possible for a fifth of calories to be cut but people will need to want to do it themselves.”

The call comes after PHE found that some children are eating the equivalent of an extra meal a day in calories

The 24-year-old nurse said: “The 20 per cent target is possible but people need to be educated. I followed Slimming World and I exercised to lose weight and it flew off. That, and being aware of the things I was eating was how I did it. It’s all about changing your mind-set.”